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Literary studies: general

Hardcover. Using a range of texts, the author focuses on the ways in which Japanese writers and readers revised and devised - rhetoric to convey "Chineseness" and how this practice contributed to shaping a national Japanese identity. This volume examines how Japanese travelers in China, and Chinese travelers in Japan, are portrayed in early literary works. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824829186
ISBN
9780824829186
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.00

Paperback. Presents a multimedia, interdisciplinary study of Chinese modernity in the context of globalization since the late nineteenth century. This book draws on Chinese literature, film, art, photography, and video to broadly map the emergence of modern China in relation to the capitalist world-system in the economic, social, and political realms. Num Pages: 264 pages, 43 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; AB; DSBH; JFC; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824831776
ISBN
9780824831776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.40

Hardcover. Presents a study of the detective story's arrival in Japan. This title tells the story of Japan's adoption of this Western literary form at a time when the nation was also remaking itself in the image of the Western powers. It explores the possible modes for cultural borrowing. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; DSB; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824831882
ISBN
9780824831882
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.21

Hardcover. Revisits such luminaries as Kawabata, Tanizaki, and the detective novelist Edogawa Ranpo. This title includes Funabashi Seiichi's "Diving", Hagiwara Sukataro's "Town of Cats," Ito Sei's "Streets of Fiendish Ghosts", and Kawabata's film scenario "Page of Madness". Num Pages: 624 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 930.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Univ of Hawaii Pr
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824832421
ISBN
9780824832421
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.08

Paperback. Presents an analysis of Japanese literary feminist discourse of the 1960s - a decade before the 'women's lib' movement emerged in Japan. This book highlights the work of three female fiction writers of this generation (Kono Taeko, Takahashi Takako, and Kurahashi Yumiko) for their avant-grade literary challenges to dominant models of femininity. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of Hawaii
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824834531
ISBN
9780824834531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Univ of Hawaii Pr
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824834722
ISBN
9780824834722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.74

Paperback. This is a detailed account of the Hmong experience in Laos and the US. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 455.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Univ of Hawaii Pr
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824836153
ISBN
9780824836153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.04

Hardcover. This anthology brings together in a single volume mostly new translations of some of the best and most important Edo texts. This volume offers an accessible and engaging entry into the varied genres and authors of the period. The literature, generally te Editor(s): Jones, Sumie; Watanabe, Kenji. Num Pages: 584 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DSB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824836290
ISBN
9780824836290
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.67

Hardcover. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 290 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press,
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824841065
ISBN
9780824841065
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.81

Paperback. Presenting seven works from the Elizabethan age including Dekker's "Lantern and Candle-light" and Rid's "Art of Juggling", this book discusses these and other Elizabethan "protonovels" and assesses their influence on writers such as Shakespeare. Illustrator(s): Lawrence, John. Editor(s): Kinney, Arthur F. Num Pages: 328 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Edition
n Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870237188
ISBN
9780870237188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.00

Paperback. These essays set out to explore the connections between autobiography and postmodernism. They examine the response of various writers to the culturally specific pressures of genre; how these constraints are negotiated; and what self-representation reveals about the politics of identity. Editor(s): Ashley, Kathleen M.; Gilmore, Leigh; Peters, Gerald (all Professors of English, University of Southern Maine, USA). Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870239007
ISBN
9780870239007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.43

Paperback. C.S. Lewis is best known as the creator of the fanciful world of Narnia and writer of literary criticism and Christian apologetics. This book examines Lewis's early writings, under the pseudonym Clive Hamilton, analyzing the influence of his formative poetic aspirations upon his later prose. Num Pages: 448 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kent State University Press
Edition
Rev and Expanded ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873386814
ISBN
9780873386814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.29

Paperback. Series: Translation Studies. Num Pages: 169 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 263.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Kent State University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873386951
ISBN
9780873386951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.81

Hardcover. These letters to "Michal", Charles Williams's endearing name for his wife, from "Serge", a moniker by which his close friends addressed him, are more than just a collection of love letters. They throw light on the man himself, his work, and Williams in the context of his literary contemporaries. Num Pages: 324 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJH; BG; BJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Kent State University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873387125
ISBN
9780873387125
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.22

Hardcover. This study of literary and cinematic representations of brainwashing during the Cold War era reviews science fiction, Korean War fiction, and The Manchurian Candidate film. It explores how views on brainwashing changed from an external threat to American values to an internal threat against individual American liberties by the US government. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 744.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Kent State University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873388139
ISBN
9780873388139
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.83

Paperback. A journal that studies the impact of Ray Bradbury's writings on American culture. Editor(s): Touponce, William F. Num Pages: 224 pages, notes, biblio. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The Kent State University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873389907
ISBN
9780873389907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.81

Paperback. Offers a glimpse into the creative workings of the Inklings. This book challenges the standard interpretation that Lewis, Tolkien, Charles Williams, Owen Barfield, and the other Inklings had little influence on one another's work, drawing on research in composition studies and the sociology of the creative process. Num Pages: 293 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Kent State University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873389914
ISBN
9780873389914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.94

Hardcover. Editor(s): Steinberg, Erwin R. Series: Approaches to Teaching World Literature S. Num Pages: 178 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Modern Language Association of America
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873527118
ISBN
9780873527118
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.00

Paperback. Lawrence's forceful language, imagery, and rhythms can make readers feel they are being attacked or challenged. These essays describe ways to encourage students to read his works more closely, accurately, and sensitively and to learn how to complicate their reading. Editor(s): Sargent, M Elizabeth; Watson, Professor Garry. Series: Approaches to Teaching World Literature (Paperback). Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; JNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Modern Language Association of America
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873527644
ISBN
9780873527644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.63

Paperback. First published in Switzerland in 1892, finally printed in Russia in 1906, and never before translated into English, Nihilist Girl is the story of a young aristocrat who longs to devote her life to a cause. Num Pages: 139 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; DSB; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 144 x 13. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The Modern Language Association of America
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873527903
ISBN
9780873527903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.68

Paperback. Editor(s): Rivers, Christopher. Series: Texts and Translations. Num Pages: 209 pages. BIC Classification: 5S; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 143 x 14. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The Modern Language Association of America
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873527989
ISBN
9780873527989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 155 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The Modern Language Association of America
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873529266
ISBN
9780873529266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.91

Paperback. Series: Mediaeval Philosophical Texts in Translation. Num Pages: 281 pages. BIC Classification: CFP; DSBB; HBLC1; HPCB; HRAB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Marquette Univ Pr
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874622614
ISBN
9780874622614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.56

Paperback. A new supplement to courses on Chinese or World literature in translation. Translator(s): Haft, Lloyd. Series: Michigan Monographs in Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 394 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
U OF M CENTER FOR CHINESE STUDIES
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892641239
ISBN
9780892641239
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.26

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